Saudi crown prince speaks to acting Iranian president in light of tragedy

  • 5/25/2024
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made a telephone call on Friday to Mohammad Mokhber, the acting Iranian president, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The crown prince sent his condolences following the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and others in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Mokhber expressed his thanks to the crown prince for his kind sentiments. The two sides also spoke of achievements in bilateral relations between the countries, stressing the importance of continuing to enhance cooperation. The Iranian president, foreign minister and six others were killed on Sunday when the helicopter in which they were traveling crashed in dense fog in mountainous terrain near Iran’s border with Azerbaijan.

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